Equitable (NYSE:EQH) Price Target Lowered to $58.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Equitable (NYSE:EQH) had its price target decreased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $60.00 to $58.00 in a report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

EQH has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Equitable from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 16th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Equitable from $67.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Equitable from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Equitable from $58.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Equitable from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $62.23.

Equitable Stock Down 3.3%

NYSE EQH opened at $43.34 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.22. Equitable has a one year low of $41.39 and a one year high of $56.61. The firm has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a PE ratio of -8.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.87, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.13.

Equitable (NYSE:EQH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.65 billion. Equitable had a negative net margin of 11.83% and a positive return on equity of 114.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 52.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Equitable will post 7.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equitable Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Equitable’s payout ratio is presently -22.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark Pearson sold 39,700 shares of Equitable stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.14, for a total transaction of $1,712,658.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 676,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,185,935.60. The trade was a 5.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Nick Lane sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.65, for a total value of $1,429,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 99,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,762,998.70. This represents a 23.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 203,770 shares of company stock valued at $9,462,206 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EQH. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd boosted its holdings in Equitable by 26.5% during the third quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 241,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,616,000 after purchasing an additional 50,455 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Equitable by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,985,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,168,000 after buying an additional 615,314 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Equitable by 53.9% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 17,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $971,000 after buying an additional 6,065 shares during the last quarter. Algebris UK Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Equitable by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Algebris UK Ltd. now owns 712,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,151,000 after acquiring an additional 158,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vinva Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Equitable in the second quarter valued at about $817,000. Institutional investors own 92.70% of the company’s stock.

Key Equitable News

Here are the key news stories impacting Equitable this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target to $58 from $60 but maintained an “overweight” rating, implying substantial upside from current levels — a supportive signal from a major sell‑side firm. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reported EQH’s Q4 EPS slightly beat its consensus (reported 1.76 vs. Zacks’ 1.75), which can help undercut fears of a bigger earnings miss. EQH Q4 Earnings Beat (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript is available for investors who want details on management commentary, capital plans and outlook — useful for assessing forward guidance and reserves. EQH Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Company slide deck / results presentation posted — review slides for segment detail, capital deployment and any one‑time items that affected revenue or margins. EQH Q4 Results Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat and the company release show revenue missed estimates (reported ~$3.28B vs. ~ $4.03B expectation in some reports) and revenue declined year‑over‑year, which weighs on growth narrative and pushed sellers to reprice the stock. EQH Q4 Results (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks’ metrics comparison and other coverage highlight key metric misses and mixed top‑line trends that may keep sentiment pressured until clearer signs of revenue stabilization appear. Compared to Estimates (Zacks)

About Equitable

Equitable Holdings, Inc (NYSE: EQH) is a leading provider of life insurance, annuities and retirement plan services in the United States. Through its insurance subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, the firm offers a broad range of permanent and term life insurance products designed to help individuals and families manage risk and build wealth. In addition, Equitable provides fixed, variable and indexed annuity solutions to support income planning in retirement, as well as a suite of group retirement and pension plan services for employers and plan sponsors.

The company also maintains an asset management arm that delivers investment strategies across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes for both retail and institutional clients.